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ArticleVirology journal2018

Immunogenicity of adenovirus-vector vaccine targeting hepatitis B virus: non-clinical safety assessment in non-human primates.

Xuefeng Zhang, Jing Wang, Jing Lu, Rongrong Li, Shuli Zhao

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Article in Virology journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xuefeng ZhangJiangsu Tripod Preclinical Research Laboratories Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 211800, China.
Jing WangJiangsu Tripod Preclinical Research Laboratories Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 211800, China.
Jing LuJiangsu Tripod Preclinical Research Laboratories Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 211800, China.
Rongrong LiJiangsu Tripod Preclinical Research Laboratories Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 211800, China.
Shuli ZhaoJiangsu Tripod Preclinical Research Laboratories Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 211800, China. shulizhao79@163.com.
Nanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA new promising therapeutic approach has emerged for patients chronically infected by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) with the development of a non-replicative adenovirus vector vaccine candidate (Ad-HBV). The vaccine encodes a fusion protein composed of a truncated HBV core protein, mutated polymerase protein, and two envelope domains. In this study, we assessed the immunogenicity of Ad-HBV administered to cynomolgus monkeys during a non-clinical safety assessment.

methodsThe virus was subcutaneously administered at 1.0 × 10

resultsExcept for inflammatory cell infiltration under the skin at the injection sites and transient elevation of body temperature and serum albumin, no Ad-HBV-related toxic effects were noted in any treatment group. Moreover, interferon (IFN)-γ enzyme-linked immunospot assays showed that Ad-HBV induced the targeting of T cells to a broad spectrum of HBV-specific epitopes spanning all three of the selected HBV immunogens (core, polymerase, and envelope domains) in a dose-dependent manner. Although anti-Ad antibody was produced in all groups (except for the saline control), the antibody titers were significantly lower in the high-dose Ad-HBV group than in the group that received the same dose of the Ad-null empty vector. In addition, the IFN-γ and IL-2 expression levels in the liver were significantly improved for the mid-dose, high-dose, and Ad-null control group (p < 0.05), but not for the low-dose group.

conclusionsTaken together, this safety assessment indicates that the Ad-HBV candidate vaccine is a potent specific immunotherapeutic agent, supporting its further clinical development as an anti-HBV infection vaccine.

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Adenovirus vectorGene therapyHepatitis B virusImmunogenicitySafety assessment

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PMID30041659
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